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are attended to, the tulips will come account of their different heights, called
first row, second row, third row, or
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up towards the end of February. From
the size of a small pea in the first year, row flowers ; the first row being
the roots will increase considerably
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fourth
nearest the sides, and the fourth row
during the two following seasons, and being in the middle; of course, both
each time when the leaves fade, I sides being alike. There are but four
spread over my seedlings about an inch heights recognised. Although we have
in thickness of similarly prepared soil said a bed should consist of seven rows,
to that with which the seed was cover- to make the matter plain to those who
ed, being satisfied, that from the loss of have not grown a bed of tulips, every
time and the greater extent of land they seven which cross the bed is called a
occupy by taking them up in the row; and among tulip growers, wher-
second year and replanting them, it is ever they speak of a row, they mean
the better plan to allow them to remain the row of seven which crosses a bed,
till they have made their third growth. all these sevens being numbered from
" I do not take up mine until that 1 to 50, as distinct rows, or up to the
time, and in a few days afterwards I full number, whatever it may be. Tu-
replant them about two or three inches lips should be always planted six inches
in depth, and about three inches apart apart every way, consequently a bed of
from each other, in a well prepared twenty-five feet would take fifty rows
bed. Lastly, in every succeeding of seven each. The tulips required will
year, I set them in fresh soil, being be 50 fourth-row flowers, 100 third row,
convinced that they attain their full (there being two rows alike of the other
size much sooner when treated in this heights) 100 second row, and 100 first;
manner, especially if sand has been and each of these ought to comprise,
mixed with it, or lime rubbish, which as nearly as may be, one-third of each
has been enriched with good rotten
manure or vegetable soil." — Card.
Chron.
By Offsets.—The same practical horticulturist
observes, that
class.
" There should be a few over of each
to guard against accident. The parties
who supply the tulips should not only
send the names attached to each, but
The side bulbs always reproduce their classes also,
flowers identically with those from! " Mark a space twenty-five feet long
which they derived their origin. Their and four feet broad, and lying as near
period of blooming varies according to as may be convenient north flnd south,
Dig this clean out to the depth of three
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their size; it occasionally happens in
the first year, but sometimes it is six or feet.
seven years before they flower. During " If the soil at the bottom is sour or
August the bed must be prepared for wet, make a drain from the bottom to
thetr reception ; and in September they the nearest place at which the water
must be planted from two to four inches can escape ; this drain should be made
apart, according to their size. Should by cutting a trench even with the bottheir
planting be deferred till Novem- torn of the bed all the way to the prober,
it is very possible that many of the posed outlet, half filling it with large^
smaller ones will shrivel and perish, stones, broken pots, or (for want